Straightgrain

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27 June 2016

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Suspected sockpuppets

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Canvassing on Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Todd J. Rathner. I'm sure that there's a sockfarm here, but I'm simply listing the minimal edit longtime registered accounts. The group diff seems to quack, but I can break it down if needed. The vote is Straightgrain's only edit in six years. MicroBalrog has 12 edits in five years, and Antony's comment in particular betrays knowledge of Wikipedia not held by an editor with a twelve-day old account. Strong correlation of Geolocate on IPs to the article subject. MSJapan (talk) 19:27, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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There is some off-wiki stealth canvassing going on. Check this facebook status by the article subject: "Are any of my friends registered Wikipedia editors? If so please PM me." See also Snapshot of Facebook profile and the fact that the subject advertises his Wikipedia page on his profile. --Lemongirl942 (talk) 19:41, 27 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

It seems worth noting that Antonycarrere looks an awful lot like a paid editor. As the user created multiple accounts just for this purpose, it seems likely that he/she would be willing to do so in the course of paid editing, too. The content and style of the articles he/she created, with all edits focusing on a handful of companies, suggest this is not his/her first account. Would it be worth casting a net beyond the AfD to look for other socks? — Rhododendrites talk \\ 14:03, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

  • @Rhododendrites: I deleted the articles created by Antonycarrere and Waynethiele as those were created after Kunstmolch was blocked. I'm not sure there are any others that qualify for G5. If you know of others you think are, please let me know.--Bbb23 (talk) 16:48, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]
  • @Bbb23: Hmm. I forgot about the limitations of G5. To me it seems like what should matter is the point the abuse began rather than what those accounts did after the date on which Kunstmolch was blocked. In other words, the abuse itself rather than only the abuse after getting caught. Anyway. I prodded a few, reverted some edits, etc. Still probably some more, but I guess none G5able. — Rhododendrites talk \\ 18:38, 28 June 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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